34 U.S.C. § 21741 — Training and technical assistance for

Page 548 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 21722 1 See References in Text note below. (b) Deadline Not later than 1 year after October 18, 2017, the Attorney General shall publish the best practices established under subsection (a)(1) on the website of the Department of Justice in a publicly accessible manner. (c) Limitation Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or obligate compliance with the best practices established under subsection (a)(1). (Pub. L. 115–70, title II, § 201, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1211.) § 21722. Effective interagency coordination and Federal data collection (a) In general The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, on an annual basis— (1) collect from Federal law enforcement agencies, other agencies as appropriate, and Federal prosecutors’ offices statistical data re- lated to elder abuse cases, including cases or investigations where one or more victims were elders, or the case or investigation involved a financial scheme or scam that was either tar- geted directly toward or largely affected el- ders; and (2) publish on the website of the Department of Justice in a publicly accessible manner— (A) a summary of the data collected under paragraph (1); and (B) recommendations for collecting addi- tional data relating to elder abuse, including recommendations for ways to improve data reporting across Federal, State, and local agencies. (b) Requirement The data collected under subsection (a)(1) shall include— (1) the total number of investigations initi- ated by Federal law enforcement agencies, other agencies as appropriate, and Federal prosecutors’ offices related to elder abuse; (2) the total number and types of elder abuse cases filed in Federal courts; and (3) for each case described in paragraph (2)— (A) the name of the district where the case originated; (B) the style of the case, including the case name and number; (C) a description of the act or acts giving rise to the elder abuse; (D) in the case of a scheme or scam, a de- scription of such scheme or scam giving rise to the elder abuse; (E) information about each alleged perpe- trator of the elder abuse; and (F) the outcome of the case. (c) HHS requirement The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, on an annual basis, provide to the Attor- ney General statistical data collected by the Secretary relating to elder abuse cases inves- tigated by adult protective services, which shall be included in the summary published under subsection (a)(2). (d) Prohibition on individual data None of the information reported under this section shall include specific individually identi- fiable data. (Pub. L. 115–70, title II, § 202, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1211.) SUBCHAPTER III—ENHANCED VICTIM ASSISTANCE TO ELDER ABUSE SURVIVORS § 21731. Report (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date on which the collection of statistical data under section 21722(a)(1) of this title begins and once each year thereafter, the Director of the Office for Victims of Crime shall submit a report to the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate and the Com- mittee on the Judiciary of the House of Rep- resentatives that addresses, to the extent data are available, the nature, extent, and amount of funding under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) 1 for victims of crime who are elders. (b) Contents The report required under subsection (a) shall include— (1) an analysis of victims’ assistance, vic- tims’ compensation, and discretionary grants under which elder abuse victims (including elder victims of financial abuse, financial ex- ploitation, and fraud) received assistance; and (2) recommendations for improving services for victims of elder abuse. (Pub. L. 115–70, title III, § 302, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1212.) Editorial Notes REFERENCES IN TEXT The Victims of Crime Act of 1984, referred to in sub- sec. (a), is chapter XIV of title II of Pub. L. 98–473, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2170, which was classified principally to chapter 112 (§ 10601 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to editorial reclassification as chapter 201 (§ 20101 et seq.) of this title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 1984 Act note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables. SUBCHAPTER IV—ROBERT MATAVA ELDER ABUSE PROSECUTION ACT OF 2017 § 21741. Training and technical assistance for States The Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the Elder Justice Coordi- nating Council (established under section 1397k of title 42), shall create, compile, evaluate, and disseminate materials and information, and pro- vide the necessary training and technical assist- ance, to assist States and units of local govern- ment in— (1) investigating, prosecuting, pursuing, pre- venting, understanding, and mitigating the impact of— Page 549 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 21901 (A) physical, sexual, and psychological abuse of elders; (B) exploitation of elders, including finan- cial abuse and scams targeting elders; and (C) neglect of elders; and (2) assessing, addressing, and mitigating the physical and psychological trauma to victims of elder abuse. (Pub. L. 115–70, title IV, § 403, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1214.) § 21742. Interstate initiatives (a) Interstate agreements and compacts The consent of Congress is given to any two or more States (acting through State agencies with jurisdiction over adult protective services) to enter into agreements or compacts for coopera- tive effort and mutual assistance— (1) in promoting the safety and well-being of elders; and (2) in enforcing their respective laws and policies to promote such safety and well-being. (b) Recommendations on interstate communica- tion The Executive Director of the State Justice Institute, in consultation with State or local adult protective services, aging, social, and human services and law enforcement agencies, nationally recognized nonprofit associations with expertise in data sharing among criminal justice agencies and familiarity with the issues raised in elder abuse cases, and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall submit to Congress legislative proposals relating to the fa- cilitation of interstate agreements and com- pacts. (Pub. L. 115–70, title IV, § 404, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1215.) SUBCHAPTER V—MISCELLANEOUS § 21751. Model power of attorney legislation The Attorney General shall publish model power of attorney legislation for the purpose of preventing elder abuse. (Pub. L. 115–70, title V, § 504, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1217.) § 21752. Best practices and model legislation for guardianship proceedings The Attorney General shall publish best prac- tices for improving guardianship proceedings and model legislation relating to guardianship proceedings for the purpose of preventing elder abuse. (Pub. L. 115–70, title V, § 505, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1217.) CHAPTER 219—ASHANTI ALERT COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK Sec. 21901. Definitions. 21902. Ashanti Alert communications network. 21903. Ashanti Alert Coordinator. 21904. Minimum standards for issuance and dissemi- nation of alerts through Ashanti Alert com- munications network. Sec. 21905. Voluntary participation. 21906. Training and educational programs. 21907. Authorization of appropriations. § 21901. Definitions In this chapter: (1) AMBER Alert communications network The term ‘‘AMBER Alert communications network’’ means the AMBER Alert commu- nications network established under subtitle A of title III of the PROTECT Act (34 U.S.C. 20501 et seq.). (2) Ashanti Alert The term ‘‘Ashanti Alert’’ means an alert issued through the Ashanti Alert communica- tions network, related to a missing adult. (3) Ashanti Alert communications network The term ‘‘Ashanti Alert communications network’’ means the national communications network established by the Attorney General under section 21902(a) of this title. (4) Ashanti Alert Coordinator of the Depart- ment of Justice; Coordinator The term ‘‘Ashanti Alert Coordinator of the Department of Justice’’ or ‘‘Coordinator’’ means the employee designated by the Attor- ney General to act as the national coordinator of the Ashanti Alert communications network under section 21903(a) of this title. (5) Ashanti Alert plan The term ‘‘Ashanti Alert plan’’ means a local element of the Ashanti Alert commu- nications network. (6) Indian Tribe The term ‘‘Indian Tribe’’ means a federally recognized Indian Tribe or a Native village, Regional Corporation, or Village Corporation (as those terms are defined in section 1602 of title 43). (7) Missing adult The term ‘‘missing adult’’ means an indi- vidual who— (A) is older than the age for which an alert may be issued through the AMBER Alert communications network in the State or territory of an Indian Tribe in which the in- dividual is identified as a missing individual; (B) is identified by a law enforcement agency as a missing individual; and (C) meets the requirements to be des- ignated as a missing adult, as determined by the State in which, or the Indian Tribe in the territory of which, the individual is identified as a missing individual. (8) State The term ‘‘State’’ means each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Common- wealth of Puerto Rico, the United States Vir- gin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Is- lands. (Pub. L. 106–468, title II, § 201, as added Pub. L. 115–401, § 2(5), Dec. 31, 2018, 132 Stat. 5336.)